Burnt Sienna
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The palette applied to simple layouts. Colors are assigned to roles automatically; try other arrangements.
Color study
A dictionary of color
Background, surface, text and accent, taken from one of Wada’s combinations.
Painted following the 60-30-10 rule: about 60% wall color, 30% for the sofa, 10% for cushions, throw and vase. A fourth color goes to the rug and curtains; otherwise they stay undyed. Floor and ceiling stay neutral; the print shows the whole palette.
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Harmony in contrast
Medium & moderate
Lightness 57 (range 40–87)
Colorfulness 0.084
Average OKLCH lightness (0–100) and chroma (colorfulness).
Complementary
Includes hues from opposite sides of the color wheel.
A heuristic based on the painter’s color wheel. Wada’s combinations often ignore textbook rules, which is part of their appeal.
Warm & cool
Reds, oranges and yellows count as warm; greens, blues and violets as cool.
ΔE 24
Closest pair ΔE 23.9 · average ΔE 40.0
CIEDE2000 color difference. Below about 10 colors look related; above 30 they are clearly distinct.
AaBest text pair: Ivory Buff on Vanderpoel's Blue (6.1:1)
| Contrast | WCAG | APCA Lc |
|---|---|---|
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Ivory Buff | 3.6:1AA large | 51 / 54 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Deep Grayish Olive | 1.3:1Low | 7 / 0 |
| AaAaBurnt Sienna · Vanderpoel's Blue | 1.7:1Low | 13 / 13 |
| AaAaIvory Buff · Deep Grayish Olive | 4.7:1AA | 62 / 60 |
| AaAaIvory Buff · Vanderpoel's Blue | 6.1:1AA | 68 / 66 |
| AaAaDeep Grayish Olive · Vanderpoel's Blue | 1.3:1Low | 0 / 0 |
WCAG 2 contrast ratio for text, and APCA lightness contrast (Lc) for each text/background direction.
The closest palettes in perceptual color space (OKLab).
Copy the palette as code or download it as an image.
/* Sanzo Wada, combination No. 343 */
:root {
--burnt-sienna: #ae5224; /* Burnt Sienna */
--ivory-buff: #ebd3a2; /* Ivory Buff */
--deep-grayish-olive: #635a3a; /* Deep Grayish Olive */
--vanderpoels-blue: #064f6e; /* Vanderpoel's Blue */
}
/* Tailwind CSS v4 – Sanzo Wada, combination No. 343 */
@theme {
--color-burnt-sienna: #ae5224;
--color-ivory-buff: #ebd3a2;
--color-deep-grayish-olive: #635a3a;
--color-vanderpoels-blue: #064f6e;
}
{
"id": 343,
"source": "Sanzo Wada, A Dictionary of Color Combinations",
"colors": [
{
"name": "Burnt Sienna",
"hex": "#ae5224",
"rgb": [
174,
82,
36
],
"cmyk": [
22,
76,
100,
15
]
},
{
"name": "Ivory Buff",
"hex": "#ebd3a2",
"rgb": [
235,
211,
162
],
"cmyk": [
8,
15,
40,
0
]
},
{
"name": "Deep Grayish Olive",
"hex": "#635a3a",
"rgb": [
99,
90,
58
],
"cmyk": [
50,
48,
78,
37
]
},
{
"name": "Vanderpoel's Blue",
"hex": "#064f6e",
"rgb": [
6,
79,
110
],
"cmyk": [
100,
73,
43,
10
]
}
]
}